Prices have increased compared to June 2012
The consumer price index for Sint Maarten has decreased in the month of June 2012 by 0.6 percent compared to that of April 2012.
When comparing average consumer prices over a twelve month period (Jun. 2011 to Jun. 2012), an increase of 5.2 percent was recorded compared to the same period one year earlier. The rate of inflation has shown steady growth since April 2011; reaching an all-time high of 5.5 percent in April of this year. However June 2012 (5.2%) has shown a slight contraction in the rate of inflation.